◙ noun, [mass noun] 1. any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products • （动、植物的）组织 »inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury. 炎症是活组织对感染或创伤的反应。 »the organs and tissues of the body. 身体的器官和组织。 2. tissue paper • 薄纸，绵纸；薄页纸 [count noun] a disposable piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a handkerchief or for cleaning the skin • 手巾纸；卫生纸 rich or fine material of a delicate or gauzy texture • 薄纱，薄绸；薄织物 »[as modifier] the blue and silver tissue sari. 蓝色和银色的轻薄莎丽。 3. [in sing.] an intricate structure or network made from a number of connected items • （罗织编造的）一套，一系列 »such scandalous stories are a tissue of lies. 此类令人愤慨的故事是一连串的谎言。
【派生】
♦ tissuey adjective （限义项 1）
【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French tissu 'woven', past participle of tistre, from Latin texere 'to weave'. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the notion of 'intricacy'